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This paper examines the ways in which gender affects play, leisure, and friend making. It explores the synthesis of gender identity and development theory and how these theories come into play at camp. An in depth look is ...

Language and knowledge is directly linked to power through capital. Whoever determines what can be talked about also determines what can be known. Education, as a mandate for all children and youth in the United States to ...

Education is one of the key driving forces in determining social and economic success in a country. Costa Rica's education system very specifically aims to close the gap between the rich and the poor and improve the overall ...

Walking down the hallways at Hillside Middle school, I hear the taunts the students give each other every day. I see the remnants of a culture never identified or taught in our public school system. In this study, I analyze ...

Human Immunodeficiency Virus (HIV) and Acquired Immune Deficiency
Syndrome (AIDS) are considered global pandemics (CDC, 2006). A pandemic is an
epidemic of disease or other health condition that occurs over a widespread ...

Home health care is a rapidly growing field and home health aides are at the heart
of it. Their jobs put them in direct contact with patients, which is both difficult and
demanding. For all their hard work they receive ...

The author compares and contrasts the traditional college path to success with other stories of success collected as an intern in Los Angeles with Success, "A New Beginning." Success to the students means going back to ...

The author observed the interactions of preschool children at First Care, a fully licensed childcare center that is affiliated and run through First United Methodist Church, Kalamazoo, Michigan, in order to understand the ...

Social and communication impairments are two of the defining features of autism. Due to the language deficits of individuals on the spectrum communication is hindered. With the ever-growing population of individuals with ...

The author addresses three key research questions: 1. What is the theoretical and historical background for a society shaped by social media? 2 What are some of the predominant characteristics of Web 2.0 and how have they ...

The following literature-based paper reports on the topic of At-Risk
Potential School Dropouts; who is at risk, why, and and what can be done to
stop this unfortunate and potentially, destructive increase. This topic ...

In order to examine the counseling program and in order to
better understand the problem of domestic violence and the men
that batter, it will be helpful to discuss current literature on these
subjects. Exploring the ...

Volunteerism has been an essential partner in America's
growth and progress; it is a source of our country's enduring
strength. Americans have always volunteered in great numbers: in
community services, politics, religious ...

For my senior thesis, I chose a project that joins together three very important aspects of my undergraduate experience: Psychology, Sociology, and Women's Issues. I
designed a research project in which all three interests ...

The following paper reports on the effects of labeling,
drug therapy, and behavior modification on children who suffer
symptoms of Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD).
This topic originated through my work ...

This project explores the relationship between eating
disorders and alcohol and drug use in a sample of first year women
at Kalamazoo College (n=1 04). A disordered eating risk scale was
devised based on the collected ...

Philosophies, strategies, and implementation of treatment
services for children are constantly changing to make improvements.
There is no one perfect solution to eliminate the crises of children.
There are many schools ...

Performance appraisals have been considered an effective management tool for
many years by the private sector. It is therefore not surprising that the government
sector has embraced the concept. Wayne County instituted ...

In this paper I examine the organization of Planned Parenthood
through participant observation with the help of the counselors, as I explain
in the Methodology. In the Review of Literature, I propose a social evolution
of ...